noun
pl. -·trix·es or -·tri·ces· a female aviator
aviatrix
a·vi·a·trix aviatrix
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aviatrix
noun
pl. a·vi·a·trix·es, or a·vi·a·tri·cesA woman aviator. Used especially during the first half of the twentieth century.
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Usage notes
- In common usage, the etymologically-consistent plural form aviatrices is over three times more common than the Anglicised plural form aviatrixes.
Origin
aviator + -trix
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